Police make arrests as protest held on Senedd steps

Individuals had been holding placards and white roses

South Wales Police has arrested 9 individuals after a protest on the steps of the Senedd on Tuesday, November 18. The protesters had been on the steps in Cardiff Bay holding banners, or shouting the slogan: “I oppose genocide. I assist Palestine Motion.”

Police had been conscious of the deliberate protest, and there have been massive numbers of officers current on the Senedd when it started round 1pm. After permitting the protests to remain on the steps for round 20 minutes, holding placards and lots of holding white roses, they then started approaching people and making arrests.

Individuals had been requested if they’d voluntarily stroll to the close by police van, or had been carried, if they didn’t.

It’s a part of motion deliberate throughout the UK from at this time (November 18) till November 29 round a judicial evaluation of the federal government’s proscription of Palestine Motion as a terrorist organisation. For our free every day briefing on the most important points dealing with the nation, signal as much as the Wales Issues publication right here

Organisers say to this point greater than 2,000 individuals have been arrested beneath terrorism laws for collaborating in actions and round 170 have to this point been charged.

A South Wales Police spokeswoman confirmed 9 arrests had been made and the individuals remained in custody.